Nigerian pirates have kidnapped 12 sailors, there are Russians among them, Associated Press reported on Saturday.
Local pirates have attacked two cargo ships off the cost of Nigeria’s southern delta. One crew member was injured in time of a struggle that broke out during the attack.
Commodore David Nabaida, Nigerian Navy spokesman told the news agency that the crew consisted of German, Latvian, Lithuanian, Russian and Ukrainian sailors.
MOSCOW, July 3 (RIA Novosti)